Attachment 2 Response Form Order Levels.doc

This is a Response Form for Order Levels related to the State of North Dakota's Commercial Food Products contract opportunity, administered through the State Procurement Office. The solicitation seeks to award contracts to three (3) vendors to provide commercial food products on a statewide basis. The multiple-award structure is designed to enable the State to purchase products at the lowest possible prices by creating competitive options among vendors. This approach benefits entities such as the Department of Corrections (DOCR) and other state agencies that require access to competitively priced food products despite budget constraints. The form itself serves as the mechanism through which bidders specify their order level offerings and pricing for the various commercial food product categories.

The contract award strategy prioritizes cost efficiency through multiple vendor competition, allowing the State to leverage price fluctuations in the commercial food products market to achieve optimal purchasing outcomes. Vendors selected for award will compete across all three contract positions, and the State retains the flexibility to purchase from any of the three awarded vendors based on which provides the best price for each procurement instance. This solicitation represents an amendment (Questions Amendment 1), and bidders who submitted responses prior to the amendment posting are required to resubmit their responses to be considered for evaluation. No specific set-asides, incumbent information, or funding amounts are identified in this response form document.